Breakdown of Bovendien wordt dit merk vaak aanbevolen.
vaak
often
dit
this (neuter)
worden
to become
het merk
the brand
Questions & Answers about Bovendien wordt dit merk vaak aanbevolen.
Why is the verb wordt placed right after Bovendien instead of after the subject dit merk?
Bovendien (moreover) is an adverb. When you start a Dutch sentence with an adverb, it takes the first position. Because Dutch is a "verb-second" (V2) language, the working verb (wordt) must take the second position, pushing the subject (dit merk) to the third position. This subject-verb swap is called inversion.
Could I use daarnaast or verder instead of bovendien in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Daarnaast (additionally) and verder (furthermore) have very similar meanings to bovendien and act as the same type of connector. If you swapped one in, the word order would stay exactly the same: Daarnaast wordt dit merk...
Why does the Dutch sentence use wordt when the English translation says "is"?
In Dutch, the passive voice for ongoing actions, habits, or general facts uses the verb worden (to become/be), whereas English uses "to be". If you used is here (is aanbevolen), it would change the sentence to the present perfect passive, focusing on the result of a completed past action rather than a general present fact.
The word aanbevolen is a past participle, so why doesn't it have a ge- in it?